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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mech Mater. 2012 Jan 1;44:110–119. doi: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2011.05.006

Table 1.

Parameter values used to simulate G&R of a basilar artery. Note that ‘h’ denotes homeostatic.

Geometry and Applied Loads ri = 1.42 mm, ρs = 1050 kg/m3, Ph = 95 mmHg, Qh = 3.075 mL/s
Muscle Activation Parameters TM = 150 kPa, λM = 1.1, λ0 = 0.4, CB = 0.68, CS = 20 · CB
Material Parameters
c2c=560.3kPa,c3c=22,c2SMC=36.5kPa,c3SMC=3.5
G&R parameters
Ghc=1.08,GhSMC=1.2,σh=100kPa,τwh=5.06kPa